[Mahler9th]

"It's time to move on, put this behind us - understanding that we are no longer in any danger of overwhelming our medical system - and let the chips fall where they may. We will almost definitely see one last surge, but that surge will be well within the capacity of our medical system to absorb, especially if we put another hold on elective surgeries to do so. "

"I agree. The initial goal is no longer the goal. We still need to be diligent and watch for areas that could be overwhelmed but those should be localized restrictions and not huge areas. "

Can you provide hospital admissions data that support the claim that increases are entirely or largely due to things like elective surgeries? Can you describe why you seem to think that "flattening the curve" is no longer relevant?

Can you describe these "other motivations to keep fear alive?" What are they? Whose motivations are they? Is there some sort of group that is behind this?

So what specifically do you think should be done that is not being done?

And for those in favor of a major US strategy being a drive toward herd immunity, can you describe how that would work with numbers and references? And please include some comments on who it is that should pay for the morbidity? Medicare? Private insurers? Individuals? And what laws would you change in terms of liability and how would you change them?